£1.8bn in unpaid fines
The total value of outstanding fines and orders imposed at the end of the 2011-2012 period was £1.8bn, a slight dip from the £1.9bn remaining at the start of the year, Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) said.
While criminals’ ill-gotten gains were used to fund a record £22.3m in compensation to victims in the period, Justice Minister Helen Grant said the Government “recognises more must be done to tackle the outstanding debt”.
Meanwhile, a total of £484m was collected from offenders in the period, while 75 per cent of all orders imposed in 2011-2012 have been paid in full.